tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post1280081670421839347..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: In Which I Respond to Jay Nordlinger's Defense Of David FrumThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-50829916706949884882010-03-27T08:38:38.916-04:002010-03-27T08:38:38.916-04:00Fine, you see the world differently through you ow...Fine, you see the world differently through you own lens. I hope that you recognize that you, too, are subject to the errors of confirmation bias. Counterfactuals are counterproductive. MURDER is indefensible. Having a different view of how the present might have turned out isn't. It isn't as if he said 2 + 2 = 5. <br />Can you identify major changes that were made because of GOP intransigence or were those changes made to entice Democratic holdouts over to the, ultimately, winning side?Hey Kool-Aid!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-47811644664865449252010-03-26T08:02:19.204-04:002010-03-26T08:02:19.204-04:00Spellcheck does not apply to the titles....I will ...Spellcheck does not apply to the titles....I will try to be more careful.The Conservative Wahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-65544384806297857232010-03-26T07:05:00.807-04:002010-03-26T07:05:00.807-04:00Anon - Yes, repond. Apparently the new fish is ju...Anon - Yes, repond. Apparently the new fish is just a tad more uppity than the previous fish and doesn't think the pond he inherited is quite up to his standards. He's really been on CW's case for weeks with incessant: "Re-Pond!! Re-Pond!! Re-Pond!!" You can hardly blame CW for the Freudian, or is it Pavlovian, slip. Unless you hold him entirely responsible for bringing this priminnow donna into our midst.Phil A. O'Physhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-15495957738985890802010-03-26T00:33:16.653-04:002010-03-26T00:33:16.653-04:00Repond?Repond?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-52531764189571393642010-03-25T19:41:27.310-04:002010-03-25T19:41:27.310-04:001. I agree with him that there is no way this bill...1. I agree with him that there is no way this bill will be repealed. The GOP is not going to win any Veto overriding majority in November.<br />2. Whether negotiating with the Dems would have helped is a good question. What would have been better would have been to repeatedly invite Pres. Obama to meet with them in public to discuss GOP ideas. The Dems shut them out of their discussions and then the President just beat them up as the party of "no" and did a damn good job of it.<br />3. Going back to #2 the GOP waited far too long to put forth their ideas for health care reform. If they had simply stated no recision, high risk pool for pre-existing conditions for adults, no pre-existing condition prohibition for children and then got into cost control they would have had a plan many would swallow. Instead they looked crass and mean. The average voter is not that bright and easily swayed but they don't want to be associated with "mean baby hating politicians."Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472052299675423828noreply@blogger.com